The world's scariest airports

Chron.com staff

A recent story about a Himalayan airport that brings climbers up to the Everest trail has us thinking about just how scary an airport can get.

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Lukla Airport (Nepal)
“The Everest airport”
Built by Sir Edmond Hilary, Lukla is widely regarded as the most dangerous airport in the world. It has had fatal crashes in 1973, 1991, 1992, two in 2004, another in 2008, two again in 2010 and one more in 2012. It’s easy to see why: the runway is short, surrounded by bad weather and sits at an extremely high altitude. There’s a cliff on one end, and there’s a mountain on the other.

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Lukla Airport (Nepal)
“The Everest airport”
Built by Sir Edmond Hilary, Lukla is widely regarded as the most dangerous airport in the world. It has had fatal crashes in 1973, 1991, 1992, two in 2004, another in 2008, two again in 2010 and one more in 2012. It’s easy to see why: the runway is short, surrounded by bad weather and sits at an extremely high altitude. There’s a cliff on one end, and there’s a mountain on the other.